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Singapore a 'one-off' race - Klien

- Race:
- Singapore Grand Prix
- Championship:
- FIA Formula One World Championship
- Drivers:
- Christian Klien
- |
- Sakon Yamamoto
- Teams:
- HRT
Christian Klien says his future at HRT is out of his hands but suspects his Singapore Grand Prix appearance was a "one-off".
Despite the team saying Yamamoto was sidelined due to food poisoning, Klien's graduation to the race seat coincided with the arrival of the logo of a new Austrian sponsor on the car. Paddock sources also said one of Yamamoto's personal sponsors was removed from the car in Singapore.
Klien, a former Jaguar and Red Bull driver, performed well in Singapore, out-qualifying team-mate Bruno Senna before retiring from the race with a hydraulic problem while running 18th.
But when asked about the future, he said: "Singapore was a one-off to replace Sakon Yamamoto. Anything else is not in my hands. It was really great to be feeling like a proper racing driver again and I do hope I could make my mark this weekend."
He admitted that the HRT had been a handful all weekend.
"It behaves just like a rally car," he said. "I should probably ask Kimi Raikkonen for advice."
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